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Chapin, South Carolina – Dan was born July 16, Foundation. He served as treasurer of the
2026, son of Jenkins Houck and Eunice Warren Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics
Fulmer Sandel. He graduated from Little Mountain (ASSM) for four years.
High School at the age of 16, wrote the class
poem and class song and was voted the He was a member of several State and National
Friendlies, Best All Round and Best Athlete by his Mathematics organizations and had articles
classmates. published in State and National publications.
He earned his BS Cum Laude degree from The South Carolina Mathematics Association of
Newberry College, master’s degree from the Supervisors of Mathematics for outstanding
University of South Carolina and did additional contribution to Mathematics Education honored
graduate study in mathematics at Florida State Dan with plaques.
University and West Texas State University.
Dan was an active member of St. Andrew’s
He was employed as the first Mathematics Lutheran Church for 29 years where he served on
Supervisor for the State of South Carolina in 1960. Church Council for several terms, on several
Prior to his employment at the State Department committees, and implemented the first
of Education, he was a mathematics teacher and kindergarten program at the church. He was a
basketball coach in Greenville County, high member of the building committee and chaired the
school principal and basketball coach at Calhoun furnishing committee for national award-winning
Falls High School and then principal at Denmark sanctuary. He was financial secretary for the
Olar High School in Bamberg County. He served church for 11 years. He chaired a call committee
as president of the Abbeville County Education for a pastor and chaired the steering committee for
Associate, Bamberg County Education the yearlong celebration of the founding of the
Association and the High School League. As church.
Mathematics Supervisor, he chaired all
mathematics textbook adoptions for the State Dan served on the Vocations Committee and the
during his twenty-four years employment. Continuing Education Committee for the SC
Synod for several year. He was also coordinated
Dan presented lectures for the National Science the Newberry College Crossroads campaign,
Foundation, National Council of Teachers of volunteered at The Heritage at Lowman nursing
Mathematics, and chaired the National Council center, and served as the President, Vice
Meeting held in Charleston. He was privileged to President and Sectary/Treasurer of the Heartland
meet astronaut Charles M. Dukes at the Conference. He wrote the Lutheran Men song that
Charleston airport and escorted him to the was adopted as the official song for the State
National Council Meeting in Charleston, SC. He organization. He was honored as the Lutheran
served as an adjunct professor for the University Man of the Year of the Heartland Conference in
of South Carolin in their evening programs. Dan 2004 and the SC Lutheran Man of the Year in
chaired the Center for Individual Instruction for 2011.
schools in NC, SC, and VA. He also served on the
Board of Directors for the Nation Laboratory of Dan assisted in the writing of the history of the
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Higher Education. He served as a referee for church and wrote the lyrics for the 125
funding of projects for the National Science anniversary hymn. He was a World War II veteran,
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